The 10 Best Sights & Landmarks in Kristianstad, Skane County

Lillö area is located along the Helgean, just north of the center of Kristianstad. The area has vast meadows with a rich bird life. Lillö Castle was once a mighty building, five stories high, whitewashed shone out in the open, lush meadows. In popular terms, it has a little contemptuously been called "the white cow". Lillö is a visitor site in Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve. Borrow the key for free at naturum Vattenriket

Vittskövle is a castle located in Vittskövle in the municipality of Kristianstad south of Åhus near Hanö Bay. The building is one of the best-preserved Renaissance citizens in Sweden and is Skåne's largest castle building with over 100 rooms. The castle is today privately owned.

Kristianstad kartingklubb are the owner of the track Asum ring where there is several events during the season. The club are the organiser of the the world championship in karting but also there are local events in any kind on the track.

Kristianstad Theatre, the jewel of Tivoli Park, was designed by a local talent, Axel Anderberg, an architect whose legacy includes the Royal Opera House in Stockholm. Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream was on the bill on the opening night in 1906. The theater is one of the oldest in Sweden.

At the Kulturkvarter you can go to concerts, read newspapers in the newspaper room, have a good meal or have a glass of wine at Cafe & Bistro, study, go to a theater show, listen to interesting lectures or visit the library among many other things. It also happens that we invite you to dance every now and then. At the Culture Quarter there is something for everyone, old and young.

Kanalhuset was once the place in Helge å where the Kristianstad residents took their drinking water from. Today, the Utemuseum Kanalhuset tells us about the water-rich history of Kristianstad and about life above and below the surface of Helgeå. If you walk the Linnérundan trail you pass the Kanalhuset on the way to Lillö castle ruin. Here is the chance to see kingfishers in the winter and harriers in the summer. The river side next to the Kanalhus is a popular fishing spot. Kanalhuset is a visitor site in Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve.

Sweden's lowest landmark is in Kristianstad. The lowest point is 2.32 meters below sea level in the RH2000 elevation system. At the lowest point there is an exhibition that tell you about the history of the area and there is also a measurement point where you can see how high the water had reached if levee had not existed. Lägsta punkten is a visitor site in Kristianstads Vattenrike Biosphere Reserve.